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ElShorbagy and El Sherbini win PSA Player of the Year awards

  • Squash

Egyptians Mohamed ElShorbagy and Nour El Sherbini have been announced as the Professional Squash Association (PSA) players of the year for the 2019-2020 season.

best season of his career to date, having cemented himself as a top-five player.Coll won the Open de France


Terpstra recovering in hospital after serious training crash

  • Cycling

Dutch cyclist Niki Terpstra is recovering in hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a training crash, which Total Direct Énergie expects will see him ruled out of action for three months.

crash last year where he sustained a concussion.Terpstra was also forced to abandon last year’s Tour de France


Diack admits he should have been more vigilant as IAAF President but denies knowledge of son's actions

  • Athletics

Former International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) President Lamine Diack has admitted that he "unquestionably" should have been more vigilant during his time at the helm of the organisation.

for corruption, influence-trafficking and laundering money continued in Paris, as reported by Agence France-Presse.The

allowed companies owned by Papa Massata to act as as an intermediary when deals were made.Per Agence France-Presse

cooperation from Senegalese authorities, although the country's Minister for Justice, Malick Sall, told Radio France


Hopkins will not appeal Olympic snub after Irish Sailing cancel radial trials

  • Sailing

Irish sailor Aoife Hopkins will not appeal the decision to cut the Irish Olympic trials for the radial event short, despite it ending her dream of competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year. 

Laser Class Association (ILCA) World Championship, but the other trials in Palma in Spain and Hyéres in France


Carlsen announces Chessable Masters as third leg of online tour

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Magnus Carlsen announced the Chessable Masters as the third leg of his $1million (£798,000/€888,000) online tour. 

Ding Liren, Anish Giri of The Netherlands, Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France



Former FIFA President Blatter subject to Swiss probe over loan

  • Football

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter is the subject of a fresh investigation by Swiss prosecutors for suspected criminal mismanagement of funds, related to a $1 million (£800,000/€890,000) payment.

 According to Agence France-Presse, the new probe is connected with a $1 million (£800,000/€890,000

2015, is currently serving a six-year ban from all football-related activities.According to Agence France-Presse


France top inaugural wheelchair rugby league world rankings

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

France topped the inaugural International Rugby League (IRL) wheelchair rugby league world rankings.

despite a 31-25 loss to England last year in Apt.England are just behind them in second, having defeated France

 Competition is set to feature holders France, hosts England, Australia, Scotland, Spain and Wales


Decision on US Open expected on Monday amid player criticism

  • Tennis

The fate of this year’s US Open is expected to be determined on Monday (June 15) as the United States’ Tennis Association’s (USTA) current plans continue to face criticism from several of the sport’s star names.

circumstances "will have to change" to make it sensible to travel to the event, according to Agence France-Presse


Castex returns to Paris 2024 interministerial role as France exits lockdown

  • Paris 2024

Jean Castex, the interministerial delegate for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has returned to that role this week after his mission to study deconfinement scenarios ended.

As France went into lockdown to try and stop the spread of coronavirus, Castex was in April appointed

delegate, Castex is President of the National Sports Agency (ANS).Top-level sport will not return in France

until September ©Getty imagesThe ANS was established in 2019 to govern sport in France and oversee high-performance


Koike confirms intention to seek second term as Tokyo Governor

  • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has confirmed her intentions to seek a second term in office ahead of next month’s election.

Bar Associations, and Taisuke Ono, the recent vice-governor of Kumamoto prefecture.Koike told Agence France-Presse


Tokyo 2020 says 80 per cent of venues for Olympic Games secured for 2021

  • Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 has announced it has secured 80 per cent of venues for the postponed Olympic Games, although negotiations remain ongoing for the Athletes’ Village and the Tokyo Big Sight.

Paralympics will be held in 2021 for sure - 100 percent in any circumstance," Mutō said, according to Agence France-Presse.Tokyo



Virtus seeks new members of Table Tennis Committee

  • Table Tennis News

Virtus is seeking people to join the organisation's Table Tennis Committee.

Republic, so the next event is due next year.European Championships are also held every two years, with France